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This question may be very naive and silly, but i was reading up on downloading Ubuntu on my Windows 7 device so that i could dual boot, and use programs on Windows 7, as well as use Ubuntu. This seemed like the best option for me. The article i was reading stated that for this option, the easiest thing to do was download a Windows Installer for Ubuntu. They provided a link, so clicked it, and it took me to the Desktop Download page, which i thought was the installer. I downloaded the .iso file, but realized that that wasn't what i was supposed to have downloaded. I tried to look for the Windows installer so that i can install is almost as a program, but i can't find anything. Am i looking for the right thing? If so, where is the Windows installer. If not, what do i download for the dual boot system, and what do i do, since everything I've read says not to download the .iso file.

Thanks!

user313550
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Download the Ubuntu iso File Extract it Find Wubi.exe in extracted folder double click it and follow on screen instructions

Rajesh
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You should read this page for further informations: Ubuntu Wiki Wubi Guide

Wolf F.
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No its not a silly question. :)

Ubuntu used to have a windows installer (for XP and win7) called Wubi (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Warning). With it you could install Ubuntu without the need to partition you hard disk (its main benefit). But it has been dropped starting version 13.04 and as far as I know is not being maintained.

You can still dual boot with windows. But you will have to create a separate partition on your hard disk for Ubuntu. There are plenty of guides on the Internet on how to do that.

Hope this helps you!

direwolf
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